Ribbon-clasp.



PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

S. E. PARRISH.

RIBBON CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1904.

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STEPHEN E. PARRISH, OF ITHACA, MICHIGAN.

RIBBON-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,152, dated June 27,1905.

Application filed March 7, 1904. Serial No. 197,004.

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Be itknown that I, STEPHEN E. Pixnmsri, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ithaca, in the county of Gratiot and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful I mprovementsin Ribbon-Clasps, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

The invention relates to a clasp or retaining device adapted to beapplied to a roll or bolt of ribbon for the purpose of preventing theribbon from unwinding, yet permitting the ribbon to be readily takenfrom the roll when desired.

The invention consists in the novel and simple construction of anadjustable clasp capable of being applied to rolls of ribbon of va riouswidths and in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the claspparts, all as more fully hereinafter set forth and illustrated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a clasp inreadiness to be applied to a ribbon-roll. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof a roll of ribbon, showing the clasp applied. Fig. 3 is a detachedperspective view of the adjustable retaining device. Fig. i is a planview of the blank from which the adjustable member is formed. Fig. 5 isa fragmental perspective view of one end of the ribbonclasp, showing themanner in which the spreading of the retaining members is prevented; andFig. 6 is a section taken on line ir a of Fig. 1.

1n construction the clasp comprises atransverse body, as A, composed,preferably,of thin sheet metal that may be readily cut by an ordinarypair of scissors. At one end the body terminates in a retaining member Bin the form of a longitudinally-projecting hook.

C is a complementary retaining device having, as shown, a slidingengagement with the body to permit the clasp to be applied to rolls ofvarious widths. More particularly the cooperating member C is ofsubstantially the same form as the hook member B. Preferably it isformed from a blank D, notched, as at a, 7), c, and (,Z. The marginalportions of the blank are folded over along the dotted lines (1 and fand again folded transversely indicated in Fig. I. The member describedis applied to the body in the manner shown in Fig. 5, the marginalportions or flanges E engaging the edges of the transverse body,permitting the member to be adjusted longitudinally thereof.

In applying the clasp to the roll of ribbon the body is arranged acrossthe roll, the hook B being inserted within the roll to engage a seriesof layers of ribbon and the adjustable retaining device or hook member Emoved along the body until its hook engages the ribbon in a mannersimilar to the hook B.

Various means may be employed for preventing the spreading of theretaining members after the clasp is applied. I have here shown a verysimple means which I preferably employ that has proved exceedinglysatisfactory in use. Essentially the method consists in flattening orotherwise spreading the portion of the body retained between the flangesE of the sliding member, thus locking the said member to the body andpreventing further movement of the same after its proper adjustment hasbeen effected. This flattening to clamp the parts may be brought aboutin various ways. A simple and convenient way is to groove the clasp-bodylongitudinally, as indicated in Fig. 6, forming a central longitudinalhollow rib Ur. This rib projects between the flanges E of the adjustablemember and entirely clear of the flanges, permitting the hook to bemoved freely longitudinally of the body. After the adjustment has beenformed the operator cuts off the portion of the body projecting beyondthe adjustable hook, and thereby flattens the rib and the body end,causing the said end portion to be wedged within the hook-body and theparts to be looked, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 5.

\Vhile I have shown a particular way of fastening the adjustable memberof the clasp, I do not desire to be limited to the particular meansemployed, as it will be obvious, as previously stated, that variousmodifications may be employed without in any manner departing from thespirit of my invention.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is 1. A ribbon-clasp, comprising anelongated along the dotted line g, forming a hook, as

sheet-metal body having a longitudinal groove therein and one of itsends being folded to form a hook, and a complementary slidable hookmember extending across the body and carrying flanges engaging the bodyon opposite sides of said groove.

2. A ribbon-clasp, comprising a body-section having alongitudinally-extending collapsible rib, a hook member at one end ofthe body, and a complementary hook member slidingly engaging the body onopposite sides of the rib.

3. A ribbon-clasp, comprising an elongated metallic body, aretainingmember at one end thereof, and a similar cooperating member adjustablelongitudinally of the body and en- 5 gaging the margins thereof, asection of the body between the engaging portions of the adjustablemember being adapted to be spread to hold said member in its adjustedposition.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in 20 presence of twowitnesses.

STEPHEN E. PARRISH.

Witnesses:

F. H. WATSON, A. MGCALL.

